Danica Patrick has a rough sketch of what her NASCAR schedule would look like. She has an idea of what series to start in. Her IndyCar owner is onboard.
Now all the popular driver needs is a car to race.
Speaking with owner Michael Andretti during a teleconference on Tuesday, Patrick said she still doesn't have a NASCAR deal in place. A photo on Patrick's Web site showing her wearing a NASCAR fire suit -- a picture that was quickly taken down -- suggests something might be in the works, but nothing has been announced yet.
"We've been working this and talking to people since summer," she said. "We are serious about this. Whether it comes together or not, we won't know. But there's no contract and there's no deal right now. As I've said, if I can do both I would like to do that."
Patrick said later in the day at the Motorsports Marketing Forum in Las Vegas that she met with various teams and owners in Charlotte and was "starting to work a little harder with certain people."
"It's just complicated," the 27-year-old driver said. "Sponsors usually get the best of the complications of things because there's a lot of them -- which is a good problem -- but it's complicated."
Patrick cleared one major hurdle in securing a NASCAR deal by signing a three-year contract extension -- two years with a mutual option -- with Andretti Autosport on Monday.
